ELLIS COUNTY —We have a winner! On Thursday, the Kansas Highway Patrol asked for your help with a name for Trooper Ian's new K9. partner, according to KHP Trooper Tod Hileman.

On Monday, Hileman wrote, "Trooper Ian has chosen “Ike.” It seems like an appropriate name for a KHP K9..

  Thanks to all of you for your suggestions.

<p>ELLIS COUNTY —We have a winner! On Thursday, the Kansas Highway Patrol asked for your help with a name for Trooper Ian's new K9. partner, according to KHP Trooper Tod Hileman.</p><p>On Monday, Hileman wrote, "Trooper Ian has chosen “Ike.” It seems like an appropriate name for a KHP K9..</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WE HAVE A WINNER! Trooper Ian has chosen “Ike”. It seems like an appropriate name for a Kansas HP K9. ☺️ Thanks to all of you for your suggestions.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ServiceCourtesyProtection?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ServiceCourtesyProtection</a> <a href="https://t.co/bCCKSValo6">pic.twitter.com/bCCKSValo6</a></p>&mdash; Trooper Tod (@TrooperTodKHP) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrooperTodKHP/status/1914385991424475444?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>  Thanks to all of you for your suggestions.</p>

Winner: KHP Trooper selects a name for his K9 partner